Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior

This book is intended to honor Jack Brehm's contributions to contemporary psychology. It will be more than a festschrift and will show how Brehm's work influenced contemporary psychology by showing how others have taken and expanded on his ideas.

Contents: Preface. Part I: About Jack.R.A. Wright, J. Greenberg, S.S. Brehm, Biographical Sketch and Personal Perspectives. P. Schönbach, Early Friendship Lasting. Part II: Influences.J. Cooper, Dissonance Theory: History and Progress. E. Harmon-Jones, From Cognitive Dissonance to the Motivational Functions of Emotions. P.J. Silva, T.S. Duval, Self-Awareness, Self-Motives, and Self-Motivation. S. Solomon, T. Pyszczynski, J. Greenberg, Willful Determinism: Exploring the Possibilities of Freedom. R.A. Wicklund, The Role of Distance in Valuing Another Person. S. Worchel, The Diamond in the Stone: Exploring the Place of Free Behavior in Studies of Human Rights and Culture. T.C. Brock, P.J. Mazzocco, Responses to Scarcity: A Commodity Theory Perspective on Reactance and Rumination. F.X. Gibbons, M. Gerrard, E.A. Pomery, Risk and Reactance: Applying Social-Psychological Theory to the Study of Health Behavior V. Shoham, S.E. Trost, M.J. Rohrbaugh, From State to Trait and Back Again: Reactance Theory Goes Clinical. R.A. Wright, J. Franklin, Ability Perception Determinants of Effort-Related Cardiovascular Response: Mood, Optimism, and Performance Resources. G.H.E. Gendolla, The Intensity of Motivation When the Self Is Involved: An Application of Brehm's Theory of Motivation to Effort-Related Cardiovascular Response. G. Oettingen, C. Bulgarella, M. Henderson, P.M. Gollwitzer, The Self-Regulation of Goal Pursuit. Part III: Reflections.J.W. Brehm, Observations From Mount Oread. Part IV: Doctoral Students.